Pontnewynydd Cricket Club, Pontypool (Bat & Ball)

This is a club, which means that the bar may be only open to members.

A friendly sports club that plays its part as a community hub being a popular social venue and centre of fund raising for good causes. Whilst primarily a cricket club, it is also home to Abersychan Alexanders RFC. The bar is a typical public bar with games and TV, note the boards listing the captains of the cricket and rugby clubs. Bar snacks are available. There is a good sized function room which is available for hire; Wednesday is advertised as dance night. A local jazz/blues combo play every Friday 8.30pm. Some tables are scattered about outside for finer weather and from which cricket can be watched. Be warned it is an uphill hike up from the main road over a bridge above the long closed Pentre-piod railway station (the line is now a cycle track but one curved platform outline can still be seen) until eventually you find yourself in pleasant countryside on arrival at the club. You will have worked up a thirst by the time you get there unless you catch the last bus which arrives about 5.30pm. Note: Check Monday opening time as it only opens when there is an indoor league event.